Abstract

CABA BARRIENTOS, F.  and  SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE DOLOR (SED). Grupo de Trabajo de Dolor Agudo et al. National survey on acute pain in emergency services. Rev. Soc. Esp. Dolor [online]. 2014, vol.21, n.1, pp.3-15. ISSN 1134-8046.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1134-80462014000100002.

Objective: To determine the epidemiology and management of acute pain in the emergency services (ES) of Spanish hospitals. Method: Survey "on line" to doctors responsible for the ES from a sample of different types of hospital across the country. Aspects of pain epidemiology, assessment, institutional resources, types of treatments and specific training aspects in pain practitioners in the field of ES are investigated. Results: With a response rate of 37 % is estimated that 42.8 % of patients come to the ES with pain as the main reason. Musculoskeletal pain is the most represented and more intense. Is usually assessed by scales in 58.3 % of hospitals, although only 23.9 % have specific documentation to do so. Major opioids are used in 16.9 % of patients with pain, weak opioids in 25.4 % and acetaminofen/NSAID 72.3 %. Possess analgesic protocols refer 46.3 %, and acute pain services or institutional pain programs (APS-IPP) 13.4 %. Only 20.9 % of the hospitals have specific training activity in this area. With few differences between them, hospitals with APS-IPP tend to evaluate and document the pain, using more opioids and protocols, while providing more training. Conclusion: Pain is still present and is underevaluated in the ES. At the institutional and individual level there is ample room for improvement in this field must consider new strategies, attitudes and organizational solutions.

Keywords : Emergency service; Pain management; Analgesics.

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